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I own a 2012 M3 with about 8,000 miles on the clock. My service advisor is telling me I won't be due for an oil change until March 2013. That seems a bit excessive to me. The car is generally driven conservatively for short distances about five times a week. I'm looking for advice on how others treat the issue of oil change intervals. Thanks.

Thanks, did not do it for the M3 and for the 335 I have only 3k miles...didn't know about this, is it in the BMW recommended manual maintenance? I might have missed it. I am planning to go sometime in April for an oil change, close to 7500 miles.

M3 was a lease and I got the 335is. Both cars have great power, I love the lower RPM boost on the IS. Overall I like the IS better for driving in the city most of the time, plus it has M all over it (shifter, door sills, etc).

M3 was a lease and I got the 335is. Both cars have great power, I love the lower RPM boost on the IS. Overall I like the IS better for driving in the city most of the time, plus it has M all over it (shifter, door sills, etc).